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Role Description

The estimated total commitment is approximately 12 days per year, to include attendance at Board and Committee meetings (around 2 to 3 days per quarter), preparation time and other ad hoc engagements.

ESPO - we are responsible for the supply of goods and services on a not-for-profit basis. Owned by the public sector, this means that we are not solely driven by the profit we make and instead we maximise savings for all of our customers.

Our trading arm (ESPO Trading Limited) is tasked with expanding our services and market share, and the Board is seeking a high-calibre individual to champion the EPSO vision and objectives, challenging board decisions where appropriate, and focussed on sales and marketing of the organisation.

The successful candidate will need recent and relevant Executive Board or Non-Executive Director experience with the tenacity and interpersonal skills to operate in a commercial organisation tasked with delivering against demanding objectives.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Relevant Executive Board or Non-Executive Director experience

Excellent grasp of business, commercial and operational issues

Experience of sales and marketing

Strong stakeholder management skills, able to lead regular, effective engagement with diverse groups and government departments at the most senior levels

Application Details

Dear applicant

Many thanks for your interest in the post of Non-Executive Director, here at ESPO (Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation). We are a public sector owned professional buying organisation and operate on a not-for-profit basis. This means that we are not solely driven by the surplus we make and instead we maximise savings for all of our customers. Any surplus we make is delivered back to the public purse.

Set up in 2018, ESPO Trading Limited is the a private trading arm owned by ESPO the Consortium that gives the opportunity for ESPO to bring its services to a wider audience outside of designated public bodies. This exciting post will join our Board for ESPO Trading Ltd and with a keen focus on sales and marketing; it will ensure that we remain competitive and that our trading arm continues to grow.

We are really proud of our success and we want the right candidate to ensure that this continues to develop.

Our culture here is all about putting the customer at the heart of what we do, being ambitious and creative and, working with partners to ensure that we make a positive difference. I am really confident that with the key person in post, we can deliver on all of our ambitions for our trading arm.

If shortlisted, you will be invited to a formal interview on Wednesday 9 January 2019 where you will get an opportunity to meet myself and other Board members. I am looking forward to reading your application and meeting the individual who will ensure that we continue to be a high performing organisation.

Best wishes

Kristian Smith
Director, ESPO
Chairman, ESPO Trading Ltd

To be considered for this role please send your CV to Mark Foote at M.Foote@espo.org

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